Noche UFC, aka UFC 306, comes to combat sports fans on Saturday, September 14, from The Sphere in Las Vegas. UFC President has dubbed it a “love letter” to Mexican’s contributions to combat sports and their culture overall.
In addition to the card, which will be headlined by UFC men’s bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley defending his title against Merab Dvalishvili, and the spectacle that is the Sphere, UFC President Dana White promised a special surprise concept for viewers of the event.
Speaking to the media following episode 5 of Season 8 of the Dana White Contender Series, White announced the presence of Easter eggs throughout the cinematics that will be a part of the show and an intriguing contest.
“There are also going to be Easter eggs in each one of these films, and we’re working it out with legal right now,” White said to a reporter who’d asked a question about The Sphere experience during Noche UFC. “But what I want to do is, if somebody can find all the Easter eggs, I’ll give you twenty-five thousand dollars.”
The Easter eggs are expected to be buried reasonably well during production. The same reporter asked if they would be related to UFC.
“They are related to the show,” White replied. Yes, they’re related to the show.” White didn’t expound much more on the Easter eggs, but the mention should augment the excitement around the event.
Here is a look at the segment from the presser:
This is the lineup of fights headed to the Sphere for Noche UFC. The five fights that appear in bold are the main card bouts, and the ones that will be preceded by a movie in The Sphere.
- (c) Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili – UFC Men’s Bantamweight title
- (c) Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko – UFC women’s Flyweight title
- Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes – Featherweight
- Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics – Lightweight
- Ronaldo Rodriguez vs. Ode Osbourne – Men’s Flyweight
- Manuel Torres vs. Ignacio Bahamondes – Lightweight
- Irena Aldana vs. Norma Dumont – Women’s Bantamweight
- Edgar Chairez vs. Kevin Borjas – Men’s Flyweight
- Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza – Women’s Strawweight
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aoriqileng – Men’s Bantamweight
Other UFC News
White’s comments came during the Contender Series’ post-event presser. In case you missed it, here are the results and the fighters who earned UFC contracts on the September 10 episode.
- Navajo Stirling (Contract Winner) defeats Phillip Latu via TKO at 2:21 of Round 2
- Yousri Belgaroui (No Contract Offer) defeats Taiga Iwasaki via TKO at 2:34 of Round 3
- Josias Musasa (Contract Winner) defeats Otari Tanzilovi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Nicolle Caliari (Contract Winner) defeats Corrine Laframboise via submission at 4:45 of Round 1 (Armbar)
Stay tuned for fight coverage throughout the week for Noche UFC and Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga.
